Vibration-recorder



Urural) STATES RATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT BoUBmEU, or RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY- vIBnArroN-nnconnnn.

`This invention-relates to a vibration re eerder and is particularly adapted for application to automobiles or other vehicles to indicate by cooperation with a time mechanism the periods during which such vehicle is operated. t

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improved construction in which a marker is mounted to track upon a time controlled. dial or chart and to be automatically' shifted from one path to another concentric thereto and to be automatically stopped when the capacity of kthe chart is reached.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel structure Vcomprising controlling'wheel having concentric collars or tracks thereon adapted to guide a marker coperating with a time controlled chart and provided with means for shifting the marker from ,one track to another in the continued operation of the recorder.

A further object of the invention is to present a vibratorychart marker mounted upon a resilient wei hted member disposed to` vary the path o; travel of the marker transversely to its normal path upon a rotated chart and thereby indicate the extent and degree of vibration transmitted thereto by a vehicle when in movement.

Another object'of the invention'is to prol vide a novel arrangement of arts in which a-dial chart is rotated by a c ook movement and cooperates with a marker adapted to be automatically shifted to different positions relative to the axis ofthe chart, and means controlled by saidfshifting means to automatically engage and sto said yclock movebeen reached. y t l Other and further objects anduadvantages lof the inventionwill be hereinafterset forth and the novel features thereof defined by the ap )ended claims.

n the drawing` Figure 1 is a perspective of' the recorder; v Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof with the chart plate' removed;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Febfs, 1921.

y.application mea April 1, 1920. serial N0.A370,414. v y

Fig. 3 is a similar enlarged view of the controlling wheel and shift arm;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation thereof; and

Fig. 5 1s any edge view of the operating parts.

Like numerals refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawing.

The numeral 10 designates a clock movement which may be of any desired character and inclosed by a suitable casing 11 provided with a cover 12. Upon the post 13 ot the hand pinion of this movement a controlling wheel 14: is secured and may be provided with gear teeth 15 meshing with a suitable driven pinion 16; This wheel is provided upon oneiace with an interrupted outer collar or track 17 and an inner concentric track 1S having a release opening 19 therethrough. The opening 20 in the outer track 17 is not in alinement with the opening in the inner track body which has an inturned end at the release opening 19 therein.

Coperating vwith these tracks is a shifting arm 21 which has a shoe 22 traveling upon the outer tace of the tracks. This arm is mounted upon the slide block 23 disposed in f 31 ofan desiredpcharacter, such as a stylus or penci VThevarm 21 may be formed of resilient material so that its shoe be withdrawn from engagement lwith the wheel `track when manually restoring or resetting the parts, for instance by means of the. handle y vThe-shoe or' the .shi-ttingrarm is retained in constant contact with the wheel tracks by they expanded tension spring 32 which also automatically-shirts the arm from onetrack to the other when the opening in the outer track is reached. When the shoe on the arm enters the opening in the inner track this spring yfurther shifts lthe armfto lock the clock movement. This locking may be effected'by any desired means, for instance, a stop bar 33 secured to the bracket 25 and adapted to be projected'to contact with the balance Wheel 3st of the clock movement by the spring 32.

-T he post 13 is formed With a threaded extension 37 having' a support 38 at its base upon Which the chart plate 39 rests and into Contact with which it is clamped by a set screw 10. This plate is spaced from the casino' ll to permit vibration ot the marker, as indicated by dotted lines in Fia'. 9:. Upon the plate a removable dial or chart el or' any desired chr-,rector is disposed, but preterably harina' the hour and minute indications thereon as shown.

For the purpose of lifting; and retaining; the marker out or" Contact vwith the chart, a lever l s mounted upon the casing l1 in any d red manner, such as on a pivoting stud secured to the casing' and carrying' a tension spring' Ll5 interposed between the lever and casing'. A set screiv 4G secures the lever upon the stud and under the trictional tension of the Spring' i5 to retain the lever in its shifted position. rlfhe 'tree end ot the lever is termed into a looped linger di through which the marker standard passes and this linger permits free vibration of the marker when in contact ivith the chart and ft the marker therefrom.

llO llico T he lever 43 may be provided with any suitable handle i8 'for its convenient operation.

is shown in Fia'. l, the marker iirsttraverses the path 49 upon the chart as the latter rotates during; the lirst twelve hour period. At this time the resilient shift arm is in contact with the outer track and when its shoe reaches the opening therein it automatically shifted by the tension springinto contact With the inner track, and the marker then traverses the path 50 upon the chart as indicated by dotted lines. The openings in these tracks are out of alinement so that the shoe in shiftingr from the outer to the inner track engages the Wall of the latter. and when the end of this track is reached the arm automatically shifts to lock the clock movement as described. Any movement of the vehicle causes a vibration oi the marker transversely of the paths 49 and 5() thus producinc` indications 5l across the normal path ol' travel and the extent or lateral degrees of these indications clearly shows the character of road or paving over which the vehicle was operated. rl`he relation of these vibration indications to the time marking' upon the chart records the time periods during which the vehicle Was in use. llhen it is desired to replace the chart and reset the marker, the chart and its supporting plate are removed from the post Which exposes the resilient shifting arm. and the latter is lifted from Within the inner track and slid to its initial position in contact With the outertrack as shown in ig. 2. In Fie. 3 the arm shoe is shown by full lines in contact with the inner track and by dotted lines in its locking position. The use of a tvfelvo hour chart has been round desirable as it reduces the size of the recorder and provides more space between the numerals thereon li'or the vibration indications. ln the use oi such a chart Yfor a tuen-ty tour hour period it is necessary to provide separate paths for the indications during each `t".\f'el.ic hour period and this invention adapted to automatically perform this function and finally lock the clock movement. rEhe operation of the invention will he ajipiparent from the 'foregoing description and it will be seen that it presents a simple, cilicient and economically manufactured construction adapted to accurately indicate any movement oi' the vehicle in which it is carried. rlfhis adapts the invention particutor the detection ot' any unauthorized of an automobile and records the time in ivi not invention as ned by the following claims.

Trl/'hat l claim isl. In a vibration recorder, a rotatable time controlled dial chart, a track member carried by the time mechanism, a marker mounted to cooperate therewith, and means to automatically shift said marker irom one track to another upon said member to operate in concentric paths relative to the axis of said chart.

2f. ln a vibration recorder, a rotatable time controlled dial chart, a marker mounted to corlipera'te therevv'ith7 means to automatically shii't said marker to operate in concentric paths relative to the axis ot' said chart, and means for automatically stopping' the rotation of said chart when the capacity thereof is reached.

3. In a vibration recorder, a rotatable time controlled member having a plurality oi tracks and a dial chart, a marker supported from said member to cooperate with said chart, tension means to automatically shift said marker from one track to another to operate in concentric paths relative to the axis of said chart, and means :tor vibrating said marker transversely to the path thereof upon said chart.

4r. In a vibration recorder, a time mechanism provided with a track member, a. dial chart carried by said mechanism, a marker mounted to cooperate with said member and chart, means to automatically shift said marker toward the axis ol the chart for rclease from said track member5 and means for vibrating said marker.

5. In a vibration recorder, a clock moveto another,

ment, a dial chart rotatedthereby, a marker disposed to cooperate with said chart, a Wheel carried by said clock movementxand having a plurality of guidingmembers thereon, means connecting said marker with said guide members, means for automati-y cally shifting saidconnecting means from one guide member to another, and means for vibrating said marker.y p' .4 f A k6. In a vibration recorder, a kclock movement, a dial chart rotated thereby, amarker disposed to coperater with said. chart, a Wheel carried by said clock movement and provided With concentric flanges, a shifting bar connected with said-marker and disposed to engage said flanges, means for automatically shiftingsaid bar from one flange and means for vibrating said marker. f i

7. In a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chart rotated thereby, a marker disposed to cooperate with said chart, a Wheel carried by said clock movement and provided With concentric flanges, a shifting `bar-connected yvvith said marker and disposed to engage said flanges, means for automatically shiftingsaid bar from one flange 'to another, Aand a resilient device upon said bar for vibrating said marker relative thereto. l

8. In a vibrationrecorder, a clock movement, a dial chart rotated thereby, a marker disposed to coperate with said chart, a

Wheel carried by said clock movement and provided `with concentric flanges, vva shifting bar connected with said marker y,and disposed to engage said flanges, meansffor automatically shifting said bar from one flange to another, 'a resilient device upon said bar for vibratingsaid marker relative Y thereto, and stop means carried by said bar and arranged to engage said clock move-KV ment when the bar completes its travel upon said flanges. f. v n 9. ln a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chart rotated thereby, a controlling Wheel actuated by said movement and having interrupted guide flanges thereon, a shifting arm disposed to engage either 'A of said flanges, means for shifting said armV f through the opening in one flange into contact with the other flange, a yvibrating device carried by said arm, andv a marker mounted upon said device to coperate with said chart.

10. In a vibration recordena clock movement` a dial chart rotated' thereby, a controlling Wheel actuated by said movement Aand having interrupted guide flanges thereon, a shiftingarm disposed to engage either of said flanges, tensionmeans for shifting said arm through the opening in. onev flange into contact with the other flange, a coiled spring having Weighted members carried by said arm, and marker mounted upon said spring to coperat-e with said chart.

11. yIn a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chartrotated thereby, a controlling Wheel actuated by said movement ytrolling Wheel actuated by said movement and khaving concentric guide flanges with openings therethrough, a shifting arm constructed kto successivelyl Contact with the outer face of each of said flanges, means tensionmg brating device supported by said arm, a marker carried by said device to coperate 'with said chart, means upon the inner flange to release the arm therefrom, and a connection from said arm disposed to engage and stopl the clock movement.

13. In a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chart rotated' thereby, a controlling wheel actuated by said movement and having concentric guide flanges with openings therethrough, a sliding shifting arm having its free end in contact with one of said flanges, a spring connected to said army to hold the same in contact with said flange, a spring member carried by said arm, and a kmarker .carried by said member to vibrate upon said chart.

14. In a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chart rotated thereby, a controlling wheel actuated by said movement and having concentric guide flanges with openings therethrough, a sliding shifting arm having its free end in ycontact with one of said flanges, a spring member carried by said arm, a marker carried by said member to vibrate upon the chart, and a locking bar carried by said arm to engage a portion of the clock movement.

15. In a vibration recorder, a cloclrmovement, a dial chart rotated thereby, a controlling `vvheel having concentric guide flanges,the outer flange being provided With said arm toward said flanges, a vi- Y an opening in alinement with the body of inner 'lange and the latter having an inturned releasing end, a shifting arm disposed to successively engage said flanges, a vibrating marker carried by said arm, and a stop connection extending :trom said arm to engage a member ot the clock movement when the arm reaches said releasing end.

17. In a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chart rotated thereby, a controlling .vheel actuated by said movement and having concentric guide fianges ivith openings therethrough, a fixed supporting frame, a shitting arm slidingly mounted therein and disposed to engage said ianges, a spring connected to said arm and frame, an angular extension from said arm, a vibrating spring thereon, and a marker carried by said spring to coperate With said chart.

18. In a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chart rotated thereby, a controlling Wheel actuated by said movement and having concentric guide Hanges, a fixed support, a shifting arm slidingly mounted therein and disposed to engage said flanges, an angular extension from said arm, a vibrating` spring thereon, a marker carried by said spring to cooperate With said chart, and a locking bar carried by said extension and slidable upon said support parallel with said arm.

19. In a vibration recorder, a casing, a clock movement therein, a dial chart rotated by said movement, a controlling Wheel carried by the movement and provided with a plurality of tracks, a shifting arm adapted to successively engage said tracks, a vibrating member upon said arm, and a marker carried by said member to cooperate with said chart.

20. In a vibration recorder, a casing, a clock movement therein, a dial chart rotated by said movement, a controlling Wheel carried by the movement, a shifting arm engaging said Wheel, a vibrating member upon said arm, a marker carried by said member, and a locking member carried by said arm to engage said clock movement.

21. In a vibration recorder, a casing, a clock movement therein, a dial chart rotated by said movement, a controlling Wheel carried by the movement, a shifting arm engaging said Wheel, a vibrating member upon said arm, a marker carried by said member to cooperate with said chart, and a lever mounted upon said casing and engaging said marker to lift and retain the same out of contact with said chart.

22. In a vibration recorder, a casing, a clock movement therein, a dial chart rotated by said movement, a controlling ivheel carrled by the movement, a shifting arm engaging said Wheel, a vibrating member upon said arm, a marker carried by said member to coperate with said chart, and a lifting lever pivoted upon the casing and having a looped free end engaging said marker to permit lateral movement thereof.

23. In a vibration recorder, a clock movement, a dial chart carried thereby, a controlling Wheel actuated by said movement, a resilient shifting arm engaging said wheel, a vibrating member upon said arm, an angular standard secured to said member, and a marking device carried by the free end of said standard to cooperate with said chart.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT BOURRIEU. 

